Al Grabowski vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Al Grabowski
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Al Grabowski and Michael Wacha are fairly close on the surface numbers. Michael Wacha posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.89 vs 4.07) and WHIP (1.286 vs 1.420). Al Grabowski had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.4 per nine innings vs 1.07). By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Grabowski and Michael Wacha

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.68
59.68
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
9.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
39.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
35.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Al Grabowski and Michael Wacha

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4882
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.1
9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grabowski and Michael Wacha

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
576.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.06
83.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
258.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
91.96
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
4.64
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100